When we first got our family dog about 12 years ago, I was just as excited as my kids. Unfortunately, we had a series of pets over the previous decade that, for whatever reason, didn’t work out. Miszu (pronounced meeshu) is a Havanese, originally bred by Cuban...

Very early in my career, I had the comfort and stability of earning a paycheck when I worked for someone else. I had an incredible leader. Clear goals to aim for. A promotional path. Training. Health benefits. Retirement benefits. Even regular opportunities to stretch...

Earlier this week, I joined my wife in watching one of her favorite television shows, The Voice. For those of you that are unfamiliar, singers participate in blind auditions where they perform for a panel of judges who are turned around, backs facing the contestants....

Traveling back from Florida this past weekend after attending a conference, I read an article on Lifehacker.com titled “The Top 10 Difficult Decisions You’ll Make in Life (and how to make them).” To provide context, here’s the list: 1. Know when it’s time to quit...

Remember when titles like, “Sanitation Engineer” and “Domestic Engineer” were just another way to say, “garbage man” and “housewife”? I remember hearing those terms in my 20’s and chuckling to myself because of how ridiculous they were. Fast forward 20-years later and...